'Islamic State (ISIS) MUST Be Wiped Out' - French defense minister

Islamic State fighters must be wiped out, France's defense minister said on Tuesday, indicating that Paris would not pull back from military operations overseas after 17 people were killed by home-grown militants in Paris last week.
 France follows after the United States, has the largest donors of planes and troops involved in the coalition fighting Islamic State.It also has about 3,500 troops and special forces operating in the Sahel-Sahara region hunting down al-Qaida-linked militants.

"The response is inside and outside France. Islamic State is a terrorist army with fighters from everywhere ... it is an international army that has to be wiped out and that is why we are part of the coalition," Le Drian said.

Although the Parliament is yet to  vote whether to extend France's military mission in Iraq, four months after its launch.

Credit: Al-jazeera